Crystal River Triathlon Series - Sprint #3 - TriathlonSprint


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Crystal River, Florida
United States
DRC Sports
76F / 24C
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 1h 06m 59s
Overall Rank = 73/162
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 7/11
Pre-race routine:

Get up at 3am, Bagel coffee and banana. Meet Jim and Sheri and head to Crystal River. Race delayed an hour due to thunder and rain storm. The bike is shorten to 10 miles due to time constraints.
Event warmup:

Sat in truck and waited for the rain to stop. When the rain stopped had to rush and set up transition and head to the beach.
Swim
  • 07m 22s
  • 440 yards
  • 01m 40s / 100 yards
Comments:

3rd time swimming the course. Swam it pretty well. Stayed to the outside on the start. Need to improve my sight ability.
What would you do differently?:

More practice
Transition 1
  • 01m 44s
Comments:

Placed my Garmin 305 into a zip lock bag and placed into my swim cap. Seemed to work like a champ. It took a tad more time in T1 to remove from bag and snap it onto the bike, but no biggie. For some reason my cadence sensor was not registering.
What would you do differently?:

Be quicker and practice.
Bike
  • 30m 35s
  • 10 miles
  • 19.62 mile/hr
Comments:

First race on the new bike. It was great!
Transition 2
  • 01m 34s
Comments:

First time running with the bike while holding the seat. It seemed to work well. First race with bike and Garmin 305! Working the transition needs some more practice.
What would you do differently?:

More transition practice
Run
  • 25m 44s
  • 3 miles
  • 08m 35s  min/mile
Comments:

Best tri run to date, the overcast skies helped a lot.
Post race
Warm down:

Dump water over the head and walk around a bit

Event comments:

Didn't start on time due to weather, but when the weather cleared the race organizers moved like clock work.


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Last updated: 2007-08-06 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:07:22 | 440 yards | 01m 40s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/11
Overall: 0/162
Performance: Average
Suit: No
Course: Trapezoid in the shallow waters of the Gulf
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 84F / 29C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting: Below average
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 01:44
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
00:30:35 | 10 miles | 19.62 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/11
Overall: 70/162
Performance: Good
Wind: Some
Course: Straight out and back
Road: Smooth Wet Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering:
Gear changes: Average Hills:
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 01:34
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:25:44 | 03 miles | 08m 35s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/11
Overall: 73/162
Performance: Good
Course: flat out and back
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? No
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4